Why We Need Godly People"Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah's royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives."

Daniel 1:3

11-7-18, Greg Laurie -- Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were plucked from their homeland of Judah and sent to the pagan place called Babylon; their names were even changed [Daniel 1:6-7]:

Daniel became Belteshazzar

Hananiah became Shadrach

Mishael became Meshach

Azariah became Abednego

Although their names were changed, it didn’t change their character. When the people in Babylon ultimately bowed down before an image of King Nebuchadnezzar—Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood their ground and refused to bow; because they had faith in the one true God, they didn’t compromise.

World changers are almost always a minority and rarely, if ever, a majority and the majority isn't always right. It’s often one man or one woman—a world changer—who stands up for what is true and will say what is right. We can’t control our environment entirely and even though we may be in:

a workplace with people who don’t believe

a classroom around people who don’t share your faith

an ungodly family

We may attempt to share the Good News of Christ's love and truth ... but they may reject it [2 Peter 3:3-6]. There’s a difference between the people we’re around and the people we choose to spend time with. We should choose godly people and develop friends who will build us up in our faith and increase our appetite for almighty God; not people who drag us down decreasing our appetite for God's truths.

Psalm 1:1 says, “Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.”

If you want to be a happy person, don’t be with ungodly people.Sometimes our circumstances change; but if we are men and women of God, then our circumstances won’t change us. Many think they must endure the abuses of non-believers in our efforts to save them. [1 Cor 9:22] However, the Lord Jesus tells us if His message is rejected; we must 'dust off' and move on. [Luke 9:5]​